Research- Adobe Package Review

From reading this article, I learnt that Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign are all imaging editing software, and that depending on the task at hand, (whether its print or digital, an image or text, a vector or a raster),  depends on what programme is to be used for they are specially tailored to do specific jobs. In addition, I've learnt that by using each programme where appropriate,  I can achieve a product of a much higher quality, much more efficiently, in comparison to just using one software.

Photoshop is best suited for retouching photos, editing artwork, creating digital images for online use, (e.g social media and banner ads) and website or app mockup, and editing animations and videos. However, if the piece contains paragraphs of text another programme is to be used. Also, one wants to create a logo, due to its ability to use vectors is limited, a programme like Illustrator would be much more suited. This is because vectoring programs use calculations when  it comes to enlarging/ shrinking images, preventing the image to lose quality or to become pixelated.

Hence, Illustrator should be used when creating and dealing with logos, one-page print pieces, (for example posters)or if one needs to set type for a logo (dealing with typography). On the other hand, if the image itself has to be heavily edited, Photoshop is much more suited for it has more tools to achieve a wider range of effects.

For anything that is more than a single page long, InDesign is much more efficient. For example magazines, books, posters and flyers, whether it is print or digital.